かがみの孤城 (Kagami no Kojou) Book Club

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Hi everyone, the next thread is live and this week we’re reading the 十一月 chapter! This also means that we are nearing the end of this volume, so at the bottom this post you can find two proposals for the schedule for volume 2 and some polls about how to continue, so please vote!

Here are two proposals for the schedule for the 下巻 volume. Page numbers are based on the physical Bunko version. For comparison: for the 上巻 volume, we had 4 weeks that were 20 pages or shorter, 10 weeks between 20 and 30 pages and two weeks that were 30 pages or longer. My proposed schedules go a bit faster than that.

Schedule A: faster (12 or 13 weeks), respects chapter transitions

With this schedule most weeks will be close to 30 pages with one 34 page section and chapter endings correspond with the reading schedule. We could read the epilogue in the last week (which would then be quite long) or in a separate week: I will create a separate poll for that.

Week Start page Number of pages Remarks
1 10 24 First half 一月 chapter
2 34 34 Long, but finishes the 一月 chapter
3 68 31 First half 二月 chapter
4 99 25 Second half 二月 chapter
5 124 26 Start of 三月 chapter
6 150 32 Longish, but a few pages with less text
7 182 29
8 211 30 Some pages with very little text
9 241 29
10 270 28 Finishes 三月 chapter
11 298 30 First half of 閉城 chapter
12 328 27 Second half of 閉城 chapter
12/13 355 10 エピローグ (see separate poll)
Schedule B: a bit slower (14 weeks), fewer 30 page weeks

With this schedule, the page count per week is a little lower, but the chapter endings will just fall in the middle of the weeks.

Week Start page Number of pages Remarks
1 10 24 Start of 一月 chapter
2 34 24
3 58 30 The 二月 chapter starts in the middle of this week
4 88 28
5 116 25 The 三月 chapter starts in the middle of this week
6 141 31
7 172 31
8 193 26
9 219 23
10 242 22
11 264 30 Some pages with very little text
12 294 24 The 閉城 chapter starts in the middle of this week
13 318 21
14 339 26 End of 閉城 chapter + エピローグ
Will you be reading the second volume with us?
  • Yes
  • No
  • I’ll (probably) read it behind schedule
  • I’ve already finished the book
0 voters
Do you prefer to take a break?
  • No
  • Yes, a one-week break
  • I’m fine either way
  • Other (please specify)
0 voters
Do you have a preference for the schedule?
  • I prefer schedule A (12 or 13 weeks; respects chapter transitions)
  • I prefer schedule B (14 weeks; fewer 30 page weeks)
  • I’m fine with either schedule
  • Other (please specify)
0 voters
What should we do with the epilogue (9 pages)?
  • I chose schedule A and I want to read it together with the last section in the same week (37 pages total)
  • I chose schedule B and I want to read it together with the last section in the same week (26 pages total)
  • I want to read it in a separate week if we go with schedule A or in the last week if we go with schedule B
  • I want to read it in a separate week at the end regardless of the schedule that we choose
  • I’m fine either way
0 voters
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